Maryland Bishop Charged With Manslaughter in Alleged Hit-and-Run

BALTIMORE—The No. 2 leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland was charged Friday with vehicular manslaughter and several other charges in the death of a bicyclist in Baltimore two days after Christmas, the city’s chief prosecutor announced.

State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby alleged Bishop Heather Cook, 58 years old, was texting when her Subaru rear-ended Thomas Palermo, a 41-year-old father of two, as he rode in a bike lane in North...